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The Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung European Union | Global Dialogue cordially invites you to a panel discussion with European Commissioner Andrius Kubilius, MEP Sergey Lagodinsky and Dr. Rosa Balfour: A European Security Council: Cockpit for the EU? Debating proposals for a new decision-making body The world around Europe is changing fast. Geopolitical shifts are challenging the international order, Russia’s war in Ukraine has upset the European security architecture. And old alliances are no longer as reliable. Faced with these challenges Europe needs to step up. But are EU decision-making mechanisms fit for purpose? The current modus operandi mostly requires consensus among the 27 Member States resulting in a slow response rate. Recent crises have thus revived calls for a “European Security Council”, an idea that has been prominently advanced by EU Commissioner Kubilius. At the same time, MEP Sergey Lagodinsky has put forward a detailed institutional proposal outlining legal pathways, governance models, and safeguards for democratic legitimacy. At this panel discussion, we will debate the idea and potential blueprints for such a European Security Council.

🟢 Join us and EU Commissioner @andriuskubilius.ec.europa.eu, MEP Sergey Lagodinsky & Dr. @rosabalfour.bsky.social on 2 March in Brussels, for a debate on the proposed European Security Council! 🇪🇺

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CafeKyiv panel on hybrid warfare hosted by Vitsche and hbs: Thank you @franziskabrantner.de for clearly highlighting priorities for European security: more defence union and Ukraine’s EU accession! See you (again) at tonight’ s demonstration @vitsche.bsky.social @boell.de @janalbrecht.bsky.social

VITSCHE at Cafe Kyiv

This panel brings together experts from Ukraine and the EU to examine the lessons learned from Ukraine’s experiences — particularly in the fields of strategic communication and civil society engagement.

The session is jointly co-hosted by Heinrich Böll Stiftung and Vitsche.

📌 Jetzt anmelden: 26. Außenpolitische Jahrestagung
🔑 „Sicherheit und Verteidigung im hybriden Zeitalter: eine gesamtgesellschaftliche Aufgabe?“
🗓️ 29. Januar 2026 | 13:00 – 19:00 Uhr
📍 Schumannstraße 8, 10117 Berlin (oder online)
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Rules or Deals? The EU’s Challenge in Regulating Corrosive Capital in the Western Balkans The United Arab Emirates has become a major investor in the Western Balkans. With enlargement back on the agenda, the EU must ensure that foreign capital meets rather than undermines its governance st...

“Laws adjusted to fit projects, exceptions justified as progress, and oversight replaced by political discretion.” Lots to learn here for Tbilisi’s own planned Eagle Hills project. On @carnegieeurope.bsky.social w/ support from @boell-s-easteurope.bsky.social carnegieendowment.org/research/202...

Montenegro’s Choice Between Multiplying Deals or Setting Regional Standards | Heinrich Böll Stiftung Montenegro stands at a crossroads: will it normalise exceptional, deal-driven investment practices, or set regional standards for transparent and rule-based development? The EU has a critical opportun...

⚖️🌍 #Rules or #Deals?
#Montenegro is at a constitutional crossroads - and the choice matters for the whole region. Read my new piece for
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#EUenlargement #RuleOfLaw #Montenegro

Rules or Deals? The EU’s Challenge in Regulating Corrosive Capital in the Western Balkans The United Arab Emirates has become a major investor in the Western Balkans. With enlargement back on the agenda, the EU must ensure that foreign capital meets rather than undermines its governance st...

NEW | The UAE has become a major investor in the Western Balkans.

With enlargement back on the agenda, the EU must ensure that foreign capital meets its governance standards, write @ilirianagjoni.bsky.social, Iva Čukić, Alba Çela, & Aleksandër Trajçe.

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A message from Felix Banaszak to our friends in Serbia 💚 YouTube video by BÜNDNIS 90/DIE GRÜNEN

Green members of parliament in Serbia are being beaten & threatened with death by cronies of President Vučić.
Violence against democratically elected representatives endanger Serbia's future in the EU—and are simply intolerable, as our co-leader @felixbanaszak.bsky.social makes clear in this video.

Decolonizing Dayton - DON’T DREAM DREAMS Theatre & Discussion Dayton, Ohio. Thirty years ago, the Bosnian War was brought to an end with a peace agreement in this small US-American town.

Who‘s responsible for #Bosnia 🇧🇦's deadlock? Join us for SARTRs Don‘t Dream Dreams
Monday, Dec 15th, 19:30h at Gorki Kiosk. Few tickets left at the door. calendar.boell.de/en/event/dec...

Das Versagen – Eine investigative Geschichte der deutschen Russlandpolitik Mit Katja Gloger und Georg Mascolo im Gespräch mit Franziska Brantner Warum hielt Deutschland so lange an der Vorstellung fest, Russland sei ein verlässlicher Partner? Welche Fehleinschätzungen prägten die deutsche Haltung gegenüber Wladimir Putin und warum blieb Angela...

🟢 Wir laden ein zur Buchvorstellung 📖 "Das Versagen – Eine investigative Geschichte der deutschen Russlandpolitik" I 📅 Mi, 10. Dezember 2025 I 🕕 19.30 – 21.00 Uhr I 📍 Schumannstr. 8, 10117 Berlin oder im Livestream 🎬 I Infos & Anmeldung ⬇️ calendar.boell.de/de/event/das...

I recoil at the word ‘stability’ – Bosnia and Herzegovina is more than the sum of its ethno-nationalist politics | Heinrich Böll Stiftung | Sarajevo - Bosna | Hercigovina | Sjeverna Makedonija In his book Sjećanje i poricanje: Od ZAVNOBIHA do naših dana (Memory and Denial: From ZAVNOBiH to the Present Day), Professor Nerzuk Ćurak of the Faculty of Political Science at the University of Sara...

2025 marks 30y after the Dayton Peace Agreement. Its Constitution ties political rights to affiliation with one of the three constituent peoples. This idea for🇧🇦as a state was no new Dayton invention, but rather a mis/reinterpretation of ZAVNOBiH interview: Nerzuk Ćurak
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Along the Path of Ethno-National Divisions | Heinrich Böll Stiftung | Sarajevo - Bosna | Hercigovina | Sjeverna Makedonija The Dayton Peace Agreement defined Bosnia and Herzegovina as a state of three constituent peoples, linking political participation to ethnic affiliation. How did we arrive at this point—an ethno-polit...

The Dayton Peace Agreement defined Bosnia and Herzegovina as a state of three constituent peoples, linking political participation to ethnic affiliation. How did we arrive at this point? Interview @judith-sarajevo.bsky.social w: Tahir Herenda for @boell.de in 🇧🇦
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Gegen die Co-Vorsitzende der serbischen Grünen Partei, Biljana Djordjevic, wurden gestern öffentlich Todesdrohungen ausgesprochen. Serbien ist in der Pflicht alle politischen Vertreter*innen zu schützen. EU und Europarat müssen sich dafür gegenüber der Regierung Vučić stark machen. #Serbien

A Human Security Collapse: Enforced Disappearances and Detained Civilians in Russia’s War Against Ukraine | Heinrich Böll Stiftung Enforced disappearances and arbitrary detentions of Ukrainian civilians by Russian authorities are systematic and widespread, yet severely underreported. Germany and the EU must use diplomatic leverag...

📚 ThinkPeace #3 is out now!

The paper sheds light on the widespread and systematic, yet largely underreported crime of enforced disappearances and arbitrary detentions of Ukrainian civilians by Russian authorities.

🔴 Now live from @boell.de: Day 2 of 20th #kyivdialogue. Join the panel "Decentralisation vs. Re-centralisation: State of local democracy in wartimes" here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgFN...

2nd day of Kyiv Dialogue starting now: Panel on State of Local Democracy at times of war - follow online youtu.be/xgFND9TNfNQ

The 20th Annual Conference of Kyiv Dialogue stars today!
Follow us in Livestream in English & Ukrainian, all details & links below 👇🇺🇦
@kyivdialogue.bsky.social

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heute Abend 19:00 live in der @boell.de 📍Berlin
oder im🔴 livestream, Buchvorstellung:
Der Westbalkan im Wartezimmer der EU
Wir freuen uns auf die Diskussion mit @tschinderle.bsky.social @krstorevic.bsky.social @danijelmajic.bsky.social und @dorisakrap.bsky.social
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🟢 Seit 2003 warten die Staaten des Westbalkans auf ihren EU-Beitritt. Doch wo steht der #Westbalkan im Jahr 2025? Welche Chancen, welche Blockaden, welche Einflüsse prägen heute die Perspektive auf Europa? Das besprechen wir auf unserer Veranstaltung: 👉🏽 https://sohub.io/0p2w

Looking forward to welcoming you at @boell.de in less than 2 weeks!
Registration is still open 👇

Memory and Responsibility - Conversations about Srebrenica | Heinrich Böll Stiftung | Sarajevo - Bosna | Hercigovina | Sjeverna Makedonija In 2025, we mark the thirtieth anniversary of the end of the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina. That same year also marks the thirtieth anniversary of the genocide in Srebrenica — the first genocide in Eu...

2025 marks 30 years since the war in BiH 🇧🇦 and the genocide. "Europe allowed the legacy of Srebrenica to become mere ceremonial rhetoric." Historians Edin Omerčić &
@draganpopovic.bsky.social reflect on memory politics⤵️ full interview by @boell.de Sarajevo & Belgrade ba.boell.org/en/2025/10/2...

Unexpected Partners: Lessons from the Baltics for the Western Balkans | Heinrich Böll Stiftung | Sarajevo - Bosna | Hercigovina | Sjeverna Makedonija Riga/Tallin, October 10th 2025 -The need for a more active engagement of the Baltic states in pursuing a merit-based EU enlargement was underlined by members of the Western Balkans 6 Strategy Group an...

#RigaConference Baltic partners
LATO and Western Balkan 6 Strategy Group @boell.de explored new avenues for security and democratic resilience for value-based EU integration. Baltic model proves small states can punch above their weight, a key lesson for the WB6
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At the Riga Conference, the Western Balkans 6 Strategy Group will hold a panel discussion on: How can the Baltic States support the Western Balkan States on their path to EU integration, and what role does NATO play in the region?

🌍 How can the Baltics help the Western Balkans on their path to EU integration, and what role does NATO play?

🟢 Join this special side event of #TheRigaConf2025, organized by LATO in cooperation w/ @boell.de & the Western Balkans 6 Strategy Group
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9. October, 12:00 EET/ 11:00 Berlin/Sarajevo

Great start to the @boell.de 25th Annual Foreign Policy Conference. Excellent inputs by Pavlo Klimkin, Olha Aivazovska, Gustavo Westmann, Marvin Jerzewski and others. In the words of @agnieszka-brugger.de: “We need to build alliances with everyone who is not willing to let the bully win.” 💪

Ex-Außenminister über Putins Angriffskrieg: "Ukraine gewinnt diesen Krieg bereits" Seit 2014 führt Russland Krieg gegen die Ukraine. Zu Beginn des Konflikts im Donbass war Pavlo Klimkin Außenminister, heute beobachtet er das Geschehen von außen. Ein Gespräch über den Krieg, russisch...

Ex-Außenminister der Ukraine, Pavlo Klimkin, fordert im Gespräch mit @simonsagt.bsky.social am Rande unserer 25. Außenpolitischen Jahrestagung @boell.de u.a.:

Europa muss nicht nur seine Abwehrfähigkeiten verbessern, sondern seine ganze Mentalität ändern.

Zum ganzen Interview: short-url.org/1c8RH

Ex-Außenminister über Putins Angriffskrieg: "Ukraine gewinnt diesen Krieg bereits" Seit 2014 führt Russland Krieg gegen die Ukraine. Zu Beginn des Konflikts im Donbass war Pavlo Klimkin Außenminister, heute beobachtet er das Geschehen von außen. Ein Gespräch über den Krieg, russisch...

"Europa hat alle Mittel, um Russland unter Druck zu setzen", sagt Ex-Außenminister Klimkin (🇺🇦) im Interview mit @t-online.de. Er war Keynote-Speaker bei unserer Außenpolitischen Jahrestagung #ReclaimingPeace. Und er rät zu taktischer Ambiguität: www.t-online.de/nachrichten/...

🟢 𝗠𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗼𝘃𝗮 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲 🇲🇩🇪🇺 @jmlanfranco.bsky.social asked 3 Questions on the election aftermath to @boell.de's Robert Sperfeld ➡️ eu.boell.org/en/2025/09/3...
#Moldova #Elections @nicustefanuta.bsky.social @lenaats.bsky.social @europeangreens.eu @janalbrecht.bsky.social

25th Foreign Policy Conference YouTube video by Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung

🔴 highly recommended, livestream now: www.youtube.com/live/y6FlDsq... @verabenatar.bsky.social

Ein neuer Wendepunkt für die Republik Moldau? | Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung Unter starken russischen Einflussversuchen auf eine zersplitterte politische Landschaft steht das Land vor einer Richtungswahl um die Fortsetzung seines europäischen Kurses.

Unklare Lage vor der richtungsweisenden Parlamentswahl in #Moldau von Paula Erizanu www.boell.de/de/2025/09/2...